Upgrade or New PC

Nick888 · 15 Jul 2017 at 19:47

Hi all,

I am looking to upgrade my machine or even go brand new.
Below is my current spec:

My budget is around £1000. I am a Sim Racer and gamer in general so that will be my main operation.
I do small graphics and video work but primarily gaming and Sim Racing.

I have never Overclocked before, there do not know if that would be an option?

What would people recommend for this type of setup?

Many thanks

Nick888 · 15 Jul 2017 at 21:08

Danny75 said:
Hi Nick,

Which exact PSU do you have and which case?

Which CPU cooler?

Antec 100 One Hundred, Black Midi
750W ANTEC TRUEPOWER NEW PSU

CPU cooler is stock

Nick888 · 15 Jul 2017 at 22:39

Yeah, I think case may be too small.
Interesting to see an upgrade could still work though

Nick888 · 15 Jul 2017 at 22:55

So, really I just need a 1070 + a CPU cooler and maybe WD Blue 1TB?

Nick888 · 16 Jul 2017 at 01:41

It's at 120 MHz now

Nick888 · 16 Jul 2017 at 12:25

OK, I will look at 1070 or even 1080

What would a good CPU cooler be other than the Noctua to overclock?

I was looking at this link: https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cpus/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/1/

Nick888 · 16 Jul 2017 at 16:41

2 x 8GB for 16GB total.

Nick888 · 16 Jul 2017 at 17:08

I do have 4 x 2GB = 8GB that shows as Dual Channel

Nick888 · 16 Jul 2017 at 19:42

Hi Danny,

I would definitely like to overclock, but I have never done it before. Then I would like urge on the side of caution and spend a little more on good cooling to not get it wrong.

Cheers

Nick888 · 16 Jul 2017 at 19:52

pastymuncher said:
Is that showing the details of your memory correctly at single channel 16Gb? Have you only got a single 16Gb stick or a pair of 8Gb sticks running single channel because they are in the wrong slots?

This: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/bls8g3d169ds3